734: Fujun

The more he thought about it, the more Lin Yang felt that he couldn't even stay in the vicinity of Baichi City.

He had to leave the sphere of influence that the Tiankun Sect could reach.

But the problem was, he currently had no opportunity to leave Baichi City.

He also didn't have enough strength to travel between cities.

The roads between cities were long and remote, and there was no one to clear the Nì Swarm along the way; it would be very dangerous if he encountered a Nì Swarm.

However, there was a large Teleportation Array inside Baichi City that could take him to other nearby cities.

But the cost of a single teleportation was extremely expensive.

He currently couldn't afford it.

In order to break through to the Dao Fire Realm, he had used up all his wealth, and although he had eventually returned two Dao Fire Pills, that little bit of money still wasn't enough to ride the Teleportation Array.

As for the contents of Lan Zhi's spatial ring, there wasn't much inheritance left either.

Clearly, this guy had also exhausted everything, using all his resources to improve his own cultivation.

On the Primal Ancient Continent, it was not an easy thing for an ordinary cultivator to travel between cities.

Just as Lin Yang was pondering this, Yun Bu suddenly arrived.

He looked at Lin Yang with a meaningful gaze and then spoke:

"Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, although you haven't been in my Yun Family for long, you have been here for some time. What are your plans for the future?"

Lin Yang frowned and looked at Yun Bu. "Steward Yun Bu, what do you mean by this?"

Yun Bu didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "A disciple of the Tiankun Sect at the Late Dao Fire Realm has died, and current evidence points to you. Given the Tiankun Sect's style of doing things, they will not let you go."

"So, Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, have you thought about how to deal with this?"

Lin Yang's heart sank.

The news had spread so quickly!

The speed at which this news traveled was far, far faster than he had anticipated!

He had only just returned, and it seemed everyone knew about it.

But on the surface, Lin Yang still calmly said, "Steward Yun Bu, do you think I, a mere early-stage Dao Fire Realm cultivator, could kill an elite disciple of a sect at the Late Dao Fire Realm?"

Yun Bu smiled slightly. "Regardless of the truth, since the Tiankun Sect has listed you as the prime suspect, they will not let you go."

Lin Yang was silent.

Seeing this, Yun Bu continued, "To be honest, it is truly incredible that an early-stage Dao Fire Realm cultivator could kill a late-stage one. If it really succeeded, then it was either an unparalleled genius or someone with some kind of supreme treasure."

He seemed to have defaulted to the idea that Lin Yang had done it, and he sighed softly,

"To kill a late-stage cultivator while in the early-stage of the Dao Fire Realm, to be honest, with such strength, anyone in any sect or family would treat you like a treasure."

"It is our blessing and luck that the Yun Family could recruit you, Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, but Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, given the current state of our Yun Family, we truly cannot protect you."

Seeing that Yun Bu was being direct, Lin Yang also said straightforwardly, "Steward Yun Bu, do you mean you want to hand me over to the Tiankun Sect?"

He hadn't expected things to happen so quickly.

The Tiankun Sect had come to force the Yun Family to hand him over so soon.

However, Yun Bu smiled and shook his head. "Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, you are overthinking it. Although our Yun Family is not in its prime, we would not casually hand over members of our clan."

"Not to mention that there is currently no substantial evidence indicating that you killed Lan Zhi."

"Then what does Steward Yun Bu mean?" Lin Yang was a bit confused about the Yun Family's intentions.

"Haha." Yun Bu laughed. "Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, our Yun Family will not hand you over, but we truly cannot forcefully protect you for long."

"Firstly, you cannot stay in the city forever without leaving."

"Secondly, the Tiankun Sect will take underhanded actions against our clan's external industries. Our clan members from top to bottom need to eat; we cannot cower in the city from now on just for your sake."

Yun Bu said very candidly,

"Therefore, I have come to tell you, Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, that you should consider joining the Prefecture Army of the Jidong Prefecture."

"Given the current situation, only by joining the Prefecture Army can you avoid being plotted against by the Tiankun Sect to the greatest extent."

"First, they have no actual evidence to prove that you killed Lan Zhi. Based on mere words, the Prefecture Army will simply ignore them."

"Furthermore, compared to the Prefecture Army, the Tiankun Sect is not on the same level and would not dare to do anything to the Prefecture Army; this is the most important point."

"If you can successfully join the Prefecture Army, the Tiankun Sect will have no opportunity to do anything to you."

"The Prefecture Army?" Lin Yang paused. He knew about the Prefecture Army.

It belonged to the officials of the Jidong Prefecture; to put it bluntly, it was like a government officer presence.

But joining the Prefecture Army was not an easy matter either. Not to mention the intense competition, he also simply didn't have the capital to travel to the capital city of the Jidong Prefecture.

Looking at Lin Yang's expression, Yun Bu seemed to know what he was thinking and immediately smiled, "Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, the Yun Family is willing to sponsor your trip to the capital city. The expenses for your journey to the capital city can be covered by the Yun Family."

"Ah?" Lin Yang was stunned. The money required to go from Baichi City to the capital city was not a small sum. He was somewhat taken aback: "Steward Yun Bu, why would the Yun Family help me like this?"

He hadn't been in the Yun Family for long, and he wasn't a member of the Yun Family's main clan.

Yet the Yun Family was actually willing to go to such lengths to help him? He was somewhat puzzled.

Yun Bu just smiled calmly: "Consider it building a bond of goodwill."

"Building a bond of goodwill?" Lin Yang's eyes flickered.

Yun Bu laughed again: "Let me be direct. As I just said, whether it's because you are strong yourself or have a supreme treasure, in short, being able to take out a late-stage Dao Fire Realm cultivator while in the early-stage is worth my Yun Family building a bond of goodwill with you."

"Oh..." Lin Yang understood. They had their eyes on his future potential.

It had to be said that the Yun Family was quite candid, putting everything out in the open.

Since Yun Bu had spoken to this extent, Lin Yang didn't hesitate anymore and immediately said, "Then I thank the family. I will definitely repay this kindness in the future!"

"Haha, with that word from Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, I can rest assured."

Yun Bu smiled with satisfaction, then his expression became more restrained, and he turned serious, saying:

"Although the family can pay for the trip to the capital city, I'm afraid it won't be too safe along the way, so you must be careful."

"Understood." Lin Yang nodded.

"Then let us not delay. Start early; if it's too late, complications may arise."

Yun Bu didn't say anything more and handed a spatial ring to Lin Yang:

"Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, I wish you a safe journey."

"Thank you!" Lin Yang didn't act coy and accepted the spatial ring.

He kept the Yun Family's help in his heart.

To be honest, he hadn't expected that the Yun Family would go to such great lengths to help him.

Originally, he thought the Yun Family might be forced by pressure to hand him over, or at least propose some conditions, but he hadn't expected them to propose no conditions at all.

It was impossible not to be moved.

Lin Yang left.

He went straight to the location of the Teleportation Array in the city.

He wanted to leave Baichi City quickly before the Tiankun Sect had time to make a move against him.

As long as he left Baichi City, the Tiankun Sect's influence would instantly decrease significantly.

Watching Lin Yang's figure hurrying away, Yun Bu sighed lightly:

"I hope today's bond of goodwill will bear good fruit."

The reason the Yun Family helped Lin Yang so unconditionally was indeed because of Lin Yang's own strength.

Killing a late-stage Dao Fire Realm cultivator while in the early-stage, and not just an ordinary late-stage one at that.

This point alone was worth the investment.

Of course, it was also mainly because they were not very afraid of the Tiankun Sect.

If Lin Yang had offended someone the Yun Family absolutely could not afford to offend, they wouldn't have so easily sponsored Lin Yang's escape.

It was mainly because the consequences of sponsoring Lin Yang's escape were something the Yun Family could still bear, and they could also gain a good cause, which is why the Yun Family did so.

On the other side, after taking the Teleportation Array, Lin Yang left Baichi City very smoothly.

The inter-city Teleportation Array was very effective.

Although it didn't arrive directly at the capital city, it did reach another city.

Lin Yang didn't stay long in this city either and continued on to the next leg of his journey without stopping.

He had to go to the capital city.

Although he had left Baichi City and didn't need to worry too much about the Tiankun Sect's retaliation, since he had the opportunity to go to the capital city, it was naturally safest to go directly to the capital city.

After all, there was no guarantee that the people from the Tiankun Sect wouldn't chase after him to kill him.

He could run to other cities, but the people from the Tiankun Sect could naturally follow and track him.

Therefore, it wasn't necessarily very safe in other cities; only by joining the Prefecture Army could his safety be greatly improved.

After rushing all the way and making several transfers, Lin Yang finally arrived at the capital city of the Jidong Prefecture—Jidong City.

This was the core of the entire Jidong Prefecture.

Experts were as numerous as clouds, and many large families and sects stood here.

If joining a large sect wasn't so complicated, actually joining a large sect would also be a good choice.

Upon arrival, Lin Yang didn't rest and immediately went to the recruitment site of the Prefecture Army.

Yes, the Prefecture Army was recruiting at all times.

To become a member of the Prefecture Army, one had to patrol the territory, including tasks like guarding reception points, which were all things the Prefecture Army had to do.

Because they were active or stayed in areas outside the city all year round, the casualty rate was quite high, so they recruited all year round.

But because the treatment after becoming a member of the Prefecture Army was good, the number of people participating in the recruitment was often very high.

If one was not very outstanding in the same batch, they would be screened out.

And the minimum standard for recruitment was the Dao Fire Realm.

When Lin Yang arrived at the recruitment point, he saw a bustling crowd.

They were all there to participate in the Prefecture Army recruitment.

The person in charge of recruitment was a male cultivator at the Late Dao Fire Realm, who looked quite serious.

He briefly asked about Lin Yang's strength and some questions, had Lin Yang register first, and did not hire him on the spot.

Although the Prefecture Army was short of manpower, they didn't take everyone who came.

Lin Yang had been prepared for this.

His cultivation at the early-stage of the Dao Fire Realm naturally didn't have any advantages, so he revealed strength comparable to the mid-stage of the Dao Fire Realm.

The reason he didn't reveal strength comparable to the Late Dao Fire Realm right away was that he should try to keep a trump card if he could.

The news from Baichi City wouldn't spread here so quickly, and it was good to keep some things back before then.

As long as he revealed strength that could span levels, it would basically be a sure thing.

This was also why Yun Bu proposed that he come and join the Prefecture Army.

With his strength to fight across levels, he only needed to reveal it slightly, and he would definitely be successfully hired.

Sure enough, this made the recruitment person in charge's eyes light up:

"Lin Yang, right? You, with your cultivation at the early-stage of the Dao Fire Realm, can burst out with strength comparable to the mid-stage of the Dao Fire Realm; this is very rare. From now on, you are a member of the Prefecture Army. Someone will connect with you later to make arrangements for you."

Lin Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

Having passed the recruitment stage, it could be said that he was stable.

Next, he just needed to complete the things and tasks that the Prefecture Army should do step by step.

Some people around seeing Lin Yang being hired on the spot were also very envious.

Because when Lin Yang revealed his strength just now, he didn't deliberately hide anything, so everyone saw Lin Yang's strength that could span levels.

Therefore, there was no jealousy, just pure envy and admiration.

Soon, Lin Yang was taken away by a staff member.

The other party led Lin Yang to the residential area of the Prefecture Army in the city, got him a solitary cave dwelling, and at the same time said:

"Prefecture Army member Lin Yang, you can rest here for a few days first. Your task arrangements will be issued to you later. This jade slip contains some precautions; you should familiarize yourself with it first."

After saying this, the other party handed Lin Yang a jade slip and then hurried away again.

Lin Yang took the jade slip and entered the cave dwelling.

Although the cave dwelling was not big, it was small but complete.

The environment was similar to the cave dwelling in the Rogue Cultivator Stronghold before; everything that should be there was there.

He didn't look at the precautions in the jade slip, but instead sat down to rest first.

For this period of time, he had been on the road.

Although he came by taking the Teleportation Array, sometimes he had to wait a long time to take the Teleportation Array, and his spirit had never relaxed for a moment.

Only now could he finally rest with peace of mind.

After resting, Lin Yang took out the jade slip and watched the precautions.

The so-called precautions were actually not many.

It was nothing more than having to go on missions on time, obeying the dispatch of the Jidong Prefecture officials, not leaking the task content of the Prefecture Army in any way, etc.

Lin Yang took a simple look and remembered everything.

Generally speaking, being in the Prefecture Army, apart from the degree of freedom not being so high, had quite a few benefits.

For example, on days without missions, one could live in the capital city without paying any extra cost.

The living environment alone was a very good treatment.

This point alone was enough to attract a large number of rogue cultivators to flock to it.

Then there was the remuneration.

In addition to the fixed base salary, every mission had an additional bonus.

Subsidies were given according to the difficulty of the mission.

Even for the most ordinary patrol missions, there was an additional 20% subsidy.

It could be said that in terms of money, the Jidong Prefecture officials were very generous.

In addition to this, when Prefecture Army members consumed in the capital city, they could also enjoy different degrees of discounts.

They could also enjoy many places and conveniences of the Jidong Prefecture officials that were not open to the public.

In short, there were many benefits.

"To become a member of the Prefecture Army, there are actually so many benefits." Lin Yang was a bit tongue-tied.

Although the mortality rate was not low, these benefits were indeed given.

"This time, I really have to thank the Yun Family."

Lin Yang sighed from the bottom of his heart.

For half a month, Lin Yang didn't go out much in the cave dwelling.

As a newly joined Prefecture Army member, he needed to be on standby at any time, unlike the Prefecture Army members who had just finished their shifts, who could have a certain amount of rest days and could go out freely.

He needed to wait for his first mission to arrive.

And the first mission was successfully issued to Lin Yang on the twenty-second day.

"Lin Yang, please immediately go to the North Gate of the capital city to assemble. You have been assigned to the 17th Prefecture Army Squad." (End of chapter)